16
74 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn … related:
He is generosity itself: whenever you come to him in need of a favor,
his very fingertips grant you all that they contain.
And if his palm held nothing but his own life,
he would still part with it—so let the petitioner be mindful of God.
⦗64⦘
He is an ocean: from whichever shore you approach,
its depths are kindness and its beaches boundless giving.
٧٤ - حَدَّثَنَا عبد الله حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ .. .. .. . .. .. .
كَرِيمٌ إِذَا مَا جِئْتَ لِلْعُرْفِ طَالِبًا ... حَبَاكَ بِمَا تَحْوِيهِ مِنْهُ أَنَامِلُهْ
وَلَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي كَفِّهِ غَيْرُ نَفْسِهِ ... [لَجَادَ بِهَا فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ سَائِلُهْ
⦗٦٤⦘
هُوَ الْبَحْرُ مِنْ أَيِّ النَّوَاحِي أَتَيْتَهُ ... فَلُجَّتُهُ الْمَعْرُوفُ وَالْجُودُ ساحله]